Jeff Gaydish - 02:35am Oct 10, 2001 PST (#813 of 814)
Questions about Algeria:

Do static units have contact/evasion ratings? The counter legend
suggests that they do not, instead having a single value representing
firepower.

If static units do not have contact/evasion ratings, what are we to make
of rules governing a French intelligence mission? Part of rule 9.2.4
states "The French player . . . totals the contact ratings of the
non-neutralized static units, and rolls to contact each FLN unit in the
UG box of that area by rolling equal to or less that this number . . ."
Or does rule 9.2.4 include a mistake and you mean instead that we should
total the contact ratings of non-static units to determine the necessary
die roll for a successful intelligence mission.

Before posting this question I really did comb the rules for an answer
to this question, but even the French Mission Chart indicates that you
total the contact ratings of static units.

Thanks, Jeff

Brian Train - 09:04am Oct 10, 2001 PST (#814 of 814)
"He was wont so to speak plain and to the purpose, as an honest man and 
a soldier."

Thanks for your question Jeff. Yes, it is not specifically stated in the
rules but static units have Contact (if French), Evasion (if FLN) and
Firepower ratings equal to the single number on their counter, i.e. 2.
The Unit ID Chart I sent to Kerry originally showed both static and
mobile units and pointed this out (not sure, though) but his picture of
a unit showed just a mobile unit.

9.2.4 is not mistaken. The main role of static units in the game is to
patrol and passively do intelligence missions. Otherwise there's not
much of a reason to build them, or to spend effort neutralizing them.